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 Das Pferd mit seinen verschiedenen Rassen




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Misc. Subj. No. LXXXV. Vol. VI. No.23., THE HORSE WITH ITS DIFFERENT RACES., Fig. 1. The Neapolitan horse., liefe horfes aie tall, they hare a flefhy neck and withers and a ram's head. They are fomewhat high-legged with narrow hoofs. Their croup refembles that of the mules. Their temperament is commonly vicious, wicked and ftubborn. They are belter drawingthan riding-horfes. The belt of them ave bred in Terra di Lavoro, di Otranto, di Barri, in Calabria and in Apulia., Fig. 2. The Spanish horse., It has a noble, proud air, fparkling eyes, is full of mettle, and yet tame and docile. The head is generally fomewhat thick; yet there are alfo lam's heads not unfrequent. They have longifh, but well fet ears, the mouth fomewhat pointed and fmall chaws. The neck is indeed big, but wcllform'd and ihickfet with hairs. It has a broad cheft, the body fomewhat big, low loins, a long round croup. The legs are elegant, furnifh'd with ftrong looie Sinews, not cover'd with hairs. The hair is commonly of the chefsnut - colour or black; white fpots or white feet are very rarely found. They are the firft horfes for the manage and for the fervice in war. Thole of Upper-Andalufia are most fought for; but alfo in the mountains of Cordova they breed horfes, that are indeed little, but vigorous, durable, powerful, and not to betiied.